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   * the water flowing through your veins
   * (is it a sound?)
+= Game Genre =
+All this time we've been thinking about RPG's because of the terminology of guilds and classes. BUT
+The Ultimate Expression of Brainless Gameplay is the "casual game" genre.
+and The King of all casual games is Match Three type puzzles.
+e.g.
+http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/genres/17/match-3.html
+= Dealing with time =
+Use seasons as tools
+All seasons exist at the same time
+the plant can "dream" of a different season
+or shift between the seasons at will
+to take advantage of the benefits that season has to offer.
+(use in 'battle' between plants, an invading vine or weed for example.)
+uuh, need to think about how this would work more in-depth but
+suffice to say that one can see the same garden shifting through any time of year.
+= Graphical Presentation =
+probably 2d will be more flexible (but let's keep our options open)
+anyway, 2d -like:
+somewhere between
+Puzzle Quest
+http://pix3lnati0n.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/puzzlequest.jpg
+and an ornate mosaic tile
+http://img.alibaba.com/photo/11828819/Mosaic_Tile_Pool_Floor.jpg
+the game of life
+http://bendiken.net/images/scripts/javascript/game-of-life.png